Common use of Successive Disabilities Clause in Contracts

Successive Disabilities. Successive disability period means a disability period which begins within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the termination of a prior disability period. Until the employee has resumed her/his previous occupation on a full-time basis sufficiently recovered to prevent relapse, any period of total disability arising from the same cause or causes as a previous period of total disability will be considered a continuation of the previous period of total disability. In no event, however, will periods of total disability separated by one hundred and eighty (180) days or more of regular employment be considered as one (1) period of total disability. For each initial disability period, payment of benefits will commence following expiration of the qualification period of one hundred and eighty (180) days. For each successive disability period, payment of benefits will commence following expiration of: i) The qualification period less the total number of days absent due to the same cause or causes during the last preceding disability period and all intervening successive disability periods, or ii) Thirty (30) days, whichever is greater. Employees who will be eligible for benefits under the Long Term Disability Plan shall not have their employment terminated. Following expiration of their sick leave credits, they shall be placed on unpaid leave of absence until receipt of long term disability benefits. Upon return to work following recovery, an employee who was on long term disability shall, where possible, return to her/his former job, exercising her/his seniority rights if necessary, pursuant to Article 12.02 D), of the Collective Agreement.

Successive Disabilities. Successive disability period means a disability period which begins within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the termination of a prior disability period. Until the employee has resumed her/his their previous occupation on a full-time basis sufficiently recovered to prevent relapse, any period of total disability arising from the same cause or causes as a previous period of total disability will be considered a continuation of the previous period of total disability. In no event, however, will periods of total disability separated by one hundred and eighty (180) days or more of regular employment be considered as one (1) period of total disability. For each initial disability period, payment of benefits will commence following expiration of the qualification period of one hundred and eighty (180) days. For each successive disability period, payment of benefits will commence following expiration of: i) The qualification period less the total number of days absent due to the same cause or causes during the last preceding disability period and all intervening successive disability periods, or ii) Thirty (30) days, whichever is greater. Employees who will be eligible for benefits under the Long Term Disability Plan shall not have their employment terminated. Following expiration of their sick leave credits, they shall be placed on unpaid leave of absence until receipt of long term disability benefits. Upon return to work following recovery, an employee who was on long term disability shall, where possible, return to her/his their former job, exercising her/his their seniority rights if necessary, pursuant to Article 12.02 D), of the Collective Agreement.